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Kinetics and mechanism of solid reactions in a micro fluidized bed reactor
Author(s) -
Yu Jian,
Yue Junrong,
Liu Zhouen,
Dong Li,
Xu Guangwen,
Zhu Jianhong,
Duan Zhengkang,
Sun Lixin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.12205
Subject(s) - activation energy , fluidized bed , chemistry , pyrolysis , thermogravimetry , reaction rate , kinetics , reaction mechanism , decomposition , chemical kinetics , diffusion , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , kinetic energy , analytical chemistry (journal) , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
A novel gas–solid Micro Fluidized Bed Reaction Analyzer (MFBRA) was developed to deduce reaction rates and kinetic parameters through measuring time‐dependent composition changes of evolved gases from the reactions. Application of the MFBRA to the decomposition of CaCO 3 powder resulted in an apparent activation energy of 142.73 kJ/mol and a pre‐exponential factor of 399,777 s −1 . This apparent activation energy was much lower than the thermogravimetry‐measured value of 184.31 kJ/mol, demonstrating a quicker reaction in the MFBRA. This was further verified by CuO reduction in CO, as accelerated by the fast diffusion and high heating rate in the MFBRA. Measurement of pyrolysis of coal and biomass in MFBRA found that the reaction process was completed in about 10 s, a time much shorter than the literature‐reported values in larger fluidized bed reactors. By monitoring the release of gas species from reactions at different temperatures, the MFBRA also allowed deeper insight into the mechanism of pyrolysis reactions. © 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010